Wed. 1/29/14 12:40pm
ccrides:
I remember feeling like a shut in during the winter of 69...we had just moved to Ridgewood NJ from southern california that july and I didn't know anybody and was anxious about starting my sophomore year at Ridgewood High...what a tumultuous time it was..!...sigh...the memories...:)O(:..

Wed. 1/29/14 12:54pm
LovecraftDude888:
cc rides...oh boy that must have been harsh. I keep recalling the ice storm or snow and ice storm(s) of like 1976-1977, sitting there with no heat for several days, fireplace going, god it suckeeeddddd hardddd. Major suction. And then i had to stay at my freaky Uncle and Aunt's house for a few days and that was not that pleasant....across town....only thing made it bearable was my Cousin was around and he was ok. Otherwise....not a great scene.

Wed. 1/29/14 12:54pm
ccrides:
Some of those horns sound just like a displeased woman in agony!!!...hehehe...:)O(:..

Wed. 1/29/14 12:56pm
LovecraftDude888:
trying to really block it all out...to be honest. I still hate cabin fever and being like, shut-in from snowstorms etc. Not my fave thing even though I don't mind the weather and cold that much.

Wed. 1/29/14 12:57pm
LovecraftDude888:
I gotta run out to do some shopping soon....will be back on later though. Has to get done, alas. Gotta stock up on Mossbergs...just kidding. oof. ouch.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:00pm
ccrides:
LovecraftDude...luckily I meant a cool guy named Guerny(sp) who had a neat little fort out in the woods near where he lived in Paramus??? I think...us guyz would go out there and light a little fire and drink cheap wine and listen to led Zeppelin II...so the winter wasn't a total loss...hehehe...:)O(:..

Wed. 1/29/14 1:02pm
LovecraftDude888:
haha!! That's a classic. I never had a backyard big enough for any kind of real fort. Alas. Paramus, hehe. I used to go to some of those malls years ago with my dad when he was out in NJ...Paramus, Wayne, and Bergen or whatever it was. this was in the 80s though.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:04pm
LovecraftDude888:
sorry meant, Willowbrook Mall!! That was the main one. man they had a great game room and all that stuff.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:07pm
LovecraftDude888:
A goof. They once had like actual bookstores there, record stores or two, gaming store for RPGs and such, game room, and all the fun cheezy 80s clothing shops etc. All gone I'm sure, now.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:09pm
LovecraftDude888:
MikeEast...was wondering doing some shopping? hehe I gotta run out of here in five....back on later if possible. Got things to Du

Wed. 1/29/14 1:09pm
ccrides:
I remember buying 'Abbey Road' at a cool little record store in Ridgewood...and feeling so worried that Paul might really be dead...:)O(:..

Wed. 1/29/14 1:09pm
LovecraftDude888:
wait a minute Mike, you work or FMU? I'm so confuseddd

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Wed. 1/29/14 1:12pm
DCE:
Honeycomb of Chakras has certainly been getting play lately...must say I've enjoyed all of it.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:12pm
LovecraftDude888:
i recall buying the Beatles Blue collection on tape around 1980 and having no clue what the Red Collection was all about.... ha! more into the Blue music.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:16pm
hairpins and needles:
@CCrides My X moved my daughter from Sacramento where she was born and raised to Nantucket at age 14. The culture shock could not have been more shocking. I felt so sorry for her suffering that experience. To transfer from CA to Nantucket probably makes NJ transfer look like Disneyland by comparison. I joined her within a year, that's when I realized how hard that transition was to make. The island even had a bumpersticker that said "there sure are a lot of asshole here for such a small island."

Wed. 1/29/14 1:17pm
ccrides:
Yeah, Scott!!!...I think Stan is rubbing off on you a little bit...hehehe...:)O(:..

Wed. 1/29/14 1:23pm
ccrides:
Hairpinsand needles...I can't imagine what it's like up there today...I couldn't get over how people were packed into everywhere like sardines..!..even back then!!!...I live on the prairies of north Texas now!!!...nuthin' for miles and miles!!...:)O(:..

Wed. 1/29/14 1:25pm
doca:
@Scott: This pleasant set is working, there is even a little breeze here and I think it's even gonna rain.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:27pm
paul:
Balmy 40 degrees in Gainesville, FL.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:27pm
cee dubbles:
@hairpins I spent 3 years across the Sound from ACK on MVY, winter was my fave!

Wed. 1/29/14 1:36pm
doca:
Real pigfoot is somethng you put in Brazilian feijoada, it's a real treat even if it sounds gross. Former slaves could only eat the pig rests, like ears, noses and feet. Hmm feijoada

Wed. 1/29/14 1:37pm
cracked in spots:
The used to sell pickled pigs feet at bars as snacks. never heard the term for weed, might be so.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:37pm
YETI BOB:
yeah. i think she's referring to an actual pigs foot, something to eat along with the bottle of beer

Wed. 1/29/14 1:38pm
ccrides:
Harping C...If we just had a few more Democrats down here, it wouldn't be so bad...hehehe...:)O(..

Wed. 1/29/14 1:39pm
northguineahills:
Yeah, I was told by my friend's parents (my parents didn't drink) that pickled pigs feet was a staple in north Floridian bars into the 80s.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:41pm
stoneware:
CC I hear you loud and clear on that! You can be thankful your're not in Dallas (I hope). Make your're way to Austin.

I have been shut in my apartment for several days, literally haven't been outside in several days. Must go check the mail box and see if my legs still work. Hate to leave the tuneage DJ Scott McDowell. Have a super day all.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:42pm
doca:
@cracked: I love torresmo, which is fried pig or chicken fat (or skin) , it's also sold as snacks. Another food that boggles my rationality and my usual diet

Wed. 1/29/14 1:43pm
ccrides:
This kinda reminds me of psychedelic surf music or something The Doors would do???...:)O(:..

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Wed. 1/29/14 1:44pm
bobdoesthings:
I bought some Chris Forsyth at the last record fair.. I think due in part to you Scott, so thanks!

Wed. 1/29/14 1:44pm
son delicioso:
doca, is that the really hard and crunchy stuff, i mean like rock-hard? My Mexican girlfriend turned me onto this deep fried fatback that was super brittle.

Wed. 1/29/14 1:56pm
LovecraftDude888:
back from my fab. shop trip down the road apiece. at least I got that nonsense done. Everybody looks depressed there....local King Kullen...think if that place closes it's gonna blow

Wed. 1/29/14 1:56pm
northguineahills:
@doca: My gf calls them chicharones. Being a vegetarian, she gets disgusted when I buy some. Now, if I could only find some cracklin' here in NYC (Southern US version)

Wed. 1/29/14 1:59pm
doca:
@nghills: I'm not vegetarian but also get disgusted, but as I've said, it boggles my reason.
@son: I'm talking about this, so I guess it's the same: 1.bp.blogspot.com... (that's a great pic!)

Wed. 1/29/14 2:00pm
Whooda:
Yes, NGH, some refer to fried pork rinds as chicharones and others use the term for the brittle bites. I find it confusing. Cracklin' sounds like the term used in the deep south of USA.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:02pm
ccrides:
Cracklin' bread..!..:)O(:..

Wed. 1/29/14 2:03pm
Whooda:
Oh man doca,man your killing me, I forgot about the ones with the soft underside and crispy skin. I would kill for that plate and a beer. That is some gourmet pig fat boy.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:03pm
ccrides:
You can hear Larry Raspberry sing about it on the song 'Dixie Dinner'...:)O(:..

Wed. 1/29/14 2:04pm
northguineahills:
Yeah, crackin' is basically fatback slowly boiled in it's own oil for 24 hours (usually in a large barrel). At least, that's how the old Floridian crackers prepared them (Yes, they were called crackers based on their 'cracker houses').

Wed. 1/29/14 2:05pm
Whooda Hellameye:
CC I never knew what craklin bread was, so I just looked it up and it is bread made with chicarones.

thanks DJ

Wed. 1/29/14 2:05pm
doca:
@Whooda: THAT'S ALL I NEED IN A HEAT LIKE THIS, and I mean it

Wed. 1/29/14 2:06pm
adam_nspy:
@DCE - nope, just close to it via record labels...

Wed. 1/29/14 2:06pm
hip:
Here in Spain (Europe) 'chicharrones' refers to a crunchy and dry mix of pork, chicken and garlic fried in its own fat. The crunchy fried pork skin is called 'cortezas'. But we're quite far away from NYC and languages travel and have their own (incredible) History.

Tasty and not suitable for vegetarians, of course.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:08pm
doca:
@Whooda: There's another (extremely) fat dish which also makes my head spin that is provolone à milanesa, which is balls of provolone cheese fried with a crust of flour

Wed. 1/29/14 2:08pm
hip:
@NGH: yes, 'chicharrones are prepared just as you said: big barrel, their own fat and low and slow heating.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:09pm
Mike East:
my wife is bolivian and makes chicharrones, but its Queens-ified. Its basically pork ribs with a special seasoning...mostly cumin. Delicious, though not necessarily "authentic".

The last time she made it, I made a dish of mac n cheese on the side...with pancetta. Delicious.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:11pm
LovecraftDude888:
Yo yo yo cheecharone! oh I'm losing it fast.... Mike meant to ask earlier do you work for FMU? Or you are on the road for work in some other capacity? Are you the Fugitive Guy?

Wed. 1/29/14 2:14pm
Mike East:
@LCD - sorry for leavin' you hangin up there...work wouldn't stop calling. I do not work for WFMU, though I'm thinking about volunteering for the marathon. I'm parked at Willowbrook cuz I work in the city and the last bus leaves at 9:45 at the usual stop I go to and I didn't have to be in until noon today.

These days I've been forgoing dinner for a larger lunch. I'll be eating my linguine w/ clam sauce around 3pm. The rest of the family will be eating tacos around 6pm

Wed. 1/29/14 2:14pm
doca:
@Whood: everything à milanesa gets better! eheh
I checked cochinillo out but I don't know if I could eat it, I know it sounds incoherent, but I can't stand meat that actually looks like the animal from which it comes. I already feel bad enough eating torresmo or churrasco

Wed. 1/29/14 2:18pm
doca:
@Whooda: you would like to visit Rio Grande do Sul (next to Argentina in SOuth Brazil). Every year people celebrate their roots here camping in a big park and some of them make things like this: p2.trrsf.com...

doca I've been looking for x-pat countries to live and have studied Argentina some. Brazil looks really good (comparatively) will use the link for more study. thanks. Those gauchos really know their barbeque.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:23pm
LovecraftDude888:
Mike East: it's ok..gotcha, now I understand. Willowbrook haha what a goof, man. I haven't been in that mall prob. since at least, 1987 or so. or Wayne for that matter. My dad at one point worked in Paterson and that was ....scary a bit. But we never went outside his workplace much then, so wasn't too bad. Very weird kind of Brooklyn vibe in those days in downtown Paterson.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:24pm
Mike East:
I don't think Paterson is too much better these days...from what I hear.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:25pm
LovecraftDude888:
I'd probably be working for WFMU or volunteering if I didn't live in bloody LI...it's very frustrating nowadays. I mean, all the good stuff is in NYC or NJ! It really annoys me sometimes. Ah well. And there's radio on LI but mainly kind of beat.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:26pm
LovecraftDude888:
Mike..yeah, Paterson I was actually there around 1998 or so, maybe, for various reasons for a day or so, or half, and it was a bit rough. Most of it, but we had no issues. I hadn't been there prob. in 10 years at that point or more.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:38pm
LovecraftDude888:
I've been told I'm Type 2 Diabetic as of August last year....maybe god knows. So far it's so mild..borderline almost. I'm trying to cut out the red meat and fats and starches and things. Eating tons of tofu dishes and things for dinner....losing weight for sure eating that. The MD said watch too much tofu..but what does he know? It's better than red meat!! And not as much bad carbs in tofu

@LCD - I think people started going to Willowbrook more instead. Could also have to do with big box stores popping up in the area. Who knows. Its creepy going there now, though.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:41pm
ccrides:
What a coincidence, DCE...I just got back in here from the kitchen, where I'm preparing my special recipe of Chilean Beans...complete with briscuit and rib meat...Chilean, is my little play on words I named them...hehehe...:)O(:..

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Wed. 1/29/14 2:41pm
DCE:
you know after I told you that last week, Mike, I made rice every night just to spite myself.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:41pm
LovecraftDude888:
he said beans and legumes are like, don't OD on them for Type 2..I'm like...ok Doc. Still better than a lot of other stuff. RE: Wayne Mall...oh man that is sad. Willowbrook was always a major mall at least as far back as I was going there with my Dad and stepmom in those days they were living in Passaic then Nutley then. then Lyndhurst later. But wow.. that sucks. Willowbrook Mall was pretty large. Recall going there to buy The Final Cut (tape) 1983 the day it was released. The Floyd

Wed. 1/29/14 2:42pm
LovecraftDude888:
Rice..the thing with rice is heavy carbs in large amounts....and brown is better for sure nutrition wise. Pasta, ok in smaller amounts. I used to pound it all down...not anymore. Smaller portions per meal but i can still have it. It's just, major moderation.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:49pm
LovecraftDude888:
I'm finding less meat I feel less bloated and lose more weight for sure, whatever it is. Trying to balance the greens and stuff with the carbs and grains and other things. Fast food I'm trying to avoid totally. almost.

Wed. 1/29/14 2:54pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
- some people are saying Grains cause Inflammation & so Aging - we should only drink WheatGrass juice from young plants that are more like Fruit&Vedge...it never ends...Try to eat close to the Earth - less Meat & Animal Fat, less Processing & Fake crap...

Wed. 1/29/14 2:57pm
LovecraftDude888:
yeah the processed stuff is def. mainly really bad for sure. I cut out eating stuff like packaged mac and cheese....anything of the kind for all kinds of reasons including carbs but processed and awfulness. Also sodium way too high and fats way too high cholesterol etc. That stuff is bad news